Opportunity Zone demographics meet BLM

Who compiled the demographics? PEW Charitable Trusts

The demographics in Opportunity Zones:

• 27.7% average poverty rate
• 60% of opportunity zone residents are nonwhite

Why review demographics of opportunity zones in an era of Black Lives Matter? Because Opportunity Zones

• don’t account for struggles of minority owned businesses
• don’t take into consideration access to capital
• don’t take into consideration red lining

PEW | Black Businesses Largely Miss Out on Opportunity Zone Money